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in conformance with rule 69, and seeks 

to have it considered under the 

Commission’s rules for expedited minor 

classification cases. Notice at 1; 39 CFR 

3001.69. In support of this treatment, it 

notes that the requested change is 

minor. It also observes that although no 

particular need for expedition exists, the 

proposed change meets the 

requirements set out in the expedited 

rules, as it does not involve a change in 

any rate or fee; does not impose any 

additional eligibility restrictions; and 

will not significantly change the 

estimated institutional cost contribution 

of the affected subclasses. Request at 3. 

III. Suspension Option 

The Service asserts that the 

Commission has some discretion in 

handling the Request in light of current 

PAEA implementation activity. It 

observes: 

While the formal thrust of this Request 

would extend expiration of RPN provisional 

service until April 3, 2008, the Postal Service 

would also support another procedural 

option. The Commission could suspend all 

activity in this docket until PAEA 

implementation matures sufficiently to 

illuminate other options for moving forward, 

or until a further request involving RPNs is 

filed. The Postal Service is prepared to defer 

to the Commission’s preference here. 

Id. at 2. The Service addresses 

additional issues related to suspension 

in the accompanying Notice. Notice at 2. 

IV. Preliminary Procedural Steps 

The Commission’s rules for expedited 

minor classification cases set out several 

pre-established deadlines designed to 

foster expedition. For example, rule 69 

requires that the Commission issue 

notice of the proceeding within 5 days 

of the Service’s filing. This notice, 

among other things, must afford 

interested persons 15 days after filing of 

the Postal Service’s request to intervene 

and to respond to the Postal Service’s 

proposal to have its Request considered 

under rule 69 procedures. Consistent 

with this requirement, intervention 

shall be allowed until April 20, 2007. 

Intervenors seeking a hearing on issues 

raised in the Request shall identify the 

fact or facts in the Postal Service filing 

that require a hearing. 

To assist the Commission in 

determining an appropriate course of 

action, intervenors, in addition to 

addressing the appropriateness of using 

the expedited rules in this proceeding, 

are invited to address the Service’s 

suggestion that suspension is an 

appropriate option; the Service’s 

conditional Motion for Waiver; and the 

possibility of settlement. These 

pleadings, which may be combined, are 

due no later than April 20, 2007. 

Public participation. In conformance 

with section 3624(a) of title 39, the 

Commission designates Shelley S. 

Dreifuss, director of the Commission’s 

Office of the Consumer Advocate, to 

represent the interests of the general 

public in this proceeding. Pursuant to 

this designation, Ms. Dreifuss will direct 

the activities of Commission personnel 

assigned to assist her and, upon request, 

will supply their names for the record. 

Neither Ms. Dreifuss nor any of the 

assigned personnel will participate in or 

provide advice on any Commission 

decision in this proceeding. 

V. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. MC2007–2 to consider the Postal 

Service Request referred to in the body 

of this order. 

2. The Commission will act en banc 

in this proceeding. 

3. Notices of intervention shall be 

filed no later than April 20, 2007. 

4. Responses to the Service’s request 

for consideration of its Request under 

rule 69 are due no later than April 20, 

2007. 

5. Comments on the Service’s 

suggestion that suspension of this 

docket is a procedural option are due no 

later than April 20, 2007. 

6. Answers to the Service’s 

Conditional Motion for Waiver are due 

no later than April 20, 2007. 

7. Comments on the appropriateness 

of authorizing settlement procedures in 

this proceeding are due no later than 

April 20, 2007. 

8. Shelley S. Dreifuss, director of the 

Commission’s Office of the Consumer 

Advocate, is designated to represent the 

interests of the general public. 

9. The Secretary shall cause this 

Notice and Order to be published in the 

Federal Register. 

Issued: April 10, 2007. 

By the Commission. 

Garry J. Sikora, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–7102 Filed 4–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5775] 

Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean 

Development and Climate; Notice of 

Grant Opportunity 

The U.S. Department of State invites 

organizations interested in contributing 

to the Asia-Pacific Partnership’s goals, 

through innovative public-private 

partnerships, to submit concept papers 

for consideration under the Annual 

Program Statement (APS) using 

www.grants.gov. 

Background 

Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, 

and the United States have established 

the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean 

Development and Climate to accelerate 

the development and deployment of 

clean energy technologies in their 

countries. The Partner countries have 

decided to work together and with their 

private sectors on energy security, 

national air pollution reduction, and 

climate change in ways that promote 

sustainable economic growth and 

poverty reduction. The Partnership 

involves countries that account for 

about half of the world’s population and 

more than half of the world’s economy 

and energy use. 

The Partnership focuses on voluntary 

practical measures taken by these six 

countries in the Asia-Pacific region to 

create new investment opportunities, 

build local capacity, and remove 

barriers to the introduction of clean, 

more efficient technologies. It brings 

together key experts from the public and 

private sectors. 

As a part of the U.S. government’s 

participation in the Asia-Pacific 

Partnership on Clean Development and 

Climate (APP), the Department of State 

(DOS) is soliciting Concept Papers from 

organizations interested in contributing 

to the Partnership’s goals through 

innovative public-private partnerships. 

These goals include reducing 

greenhouse gas emissions; advancing 

sustainable economic growth; reducing 

poverty; creating new investment 

opportunities; building local capacity; 

and improving economic and energy 

security. 

Prospective applicants may include a 

wide range of Partner country 

organizations, from non-governmental 

organizations (NGOs) to commercial 

firms. An organization may submit no 

more than four (4) Concept Papers total 

as lead grant recipient for the entire 

Concept Paper process. 

The DOS has requested $26 million in 

Economic Support Funds (ESF) to fund 

Partnership activities in Fiscal Year 

2007. Through this Announcement, the 

Department of State is soliciting 

proposals for activities to be undertaken 

in India. The Department of State is not 

soliciting proposals for activities to be 

undertaken in Australia, China, Japan, 

or Korea. To qualify for DOS funding 

under this program announcement, a 

proposal must demonstrate that the 

applicant and its partners are willing/ 


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able to collectively contribute 

significant resources to the proposed 

program that are at least equal to the 

level of resources sought from DOS. 

Grants will be awarded in the range of 

$200,000–$2,000,000 (USD). 

For more information about this 

grants opportunity, please go to: 

www.grants.gov and access funding 

opportunity number: S–OES–07–APS–

0001 or e-mail APP_US@state.gov. 

For more information about the 

Partnership, please visit: http:// 

www.asiapacificpartnership.org or 

http://www.state.gov/app. 

If you would like to be notified in 

advance of future grants opportunities 

under the Asia-Pacific Partnership, 

please e-mail your name, affiliation, 

phone number, and e-mail address to: 

APP_US@state.gov. 

Additional Information 

Document Type: Grants Notice. 

Funding Opportunity Number: S–

OES–07–APS–0001. 

Opportunity Category: Discretionary. 

Posted Date: April 06, 2007. 

Original Closing Date for 

Applications: April 27, 2007. 

Annual Program Statement Key Dates: 

April 27, 2007—Prospective applicants 

must submit Concept Papers using 

www.grants.gov by 5 p.m. Easter 

Standard Time. 

May 29, 2007—DOS will send a 

Request for Proposal to applicants 

whose Concept Papers have been 

selected. 

June 29, 2007—Prospective applicants 

must submit Proposals using 

www.grants.gov by 5 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time. 

Current Closing Date for Applications: 

April 27, 2007. 

Annual Program Statement Key Dates: 

April 27, 2007—Prospective applicants 

must submit Concept Papers using 

www.grants.gov by 5 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time. 

May 29, 2007—DOS will send a 

Request for Proposal to applicants 

whose Concept Papers have been 

selected. 

June 29, 2007—Prospective applicants 

must submit Proposals using 

www.grants.gov by 5 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time. 

Funding Instrument Type: Grant. 

Category of Funding Activity: 

Environment, Energy and Climate 

Change. 

Expected Number of Awards: 100. 

Estimated Total Program Funding: 

$26,000,000. 

Award Ceiling: $2,000,000. 

Award Floor: $200,000. 

Cost Sharing or Matching 

Requirement: Yes. 

Dated: April 10, 2007. 

Trigg Talley, 

Office Director, Acting, Office of Global 

Change, Bureau of Oceans and International 

Environmental and Scientific Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E7–7205 Filed 4–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5776] 

U.S. National Commission for UNESCO 

Notice of Open Teleconference 

Meeting 

SUMMARY: The U.S. National 

Commission for UNESCO will meet via 

telephone conference on Tuesday, April 

24, 2007, from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 

p.m. Eastern Time. The purpose of the 

teleconference meeting is to consider 

the recommendations of the 

Commission’s Review Committee on the 

UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Program. 

The UNESCO Secretariat in Paris has 

asked to receive recommendations from 

member states before the end of April, 

thus this telephone conference is being 

convened on shorter notice than 

ordinary meetings of the Commission. 

The Review Committee was asked to 

review U.S. applications for the Chairs 

program, which seeks to foster 

cooperation between universities in 

different countries and to promote 

academic solidarity and the transfer of 

knowledge. The Commission also plans 

to discuss activities related to the U.S. 

National Committee for the 

Intergovernmental Oceanographic 

Commission, as well as, discuss 

applications submitted to join the 

Associated Schools Project Network—

USA list. More information on the 

National Commission can be found at 

http://www.state.gov/p/io/unesco. The 

Commission will accept brief oral 

comments during a portion of this 

conference call. Members of the public 

who wish to present oral comments or 

to listen to the conference call must 

make arrangements with the Executive 

Secretariat of the National Commission 

by 12 p.m. on April 23, 2007. For more 

information or to arrange to participate 

in the teleconference meeting, contact 

Alex Zemek, Deputy Executive Director 

of the U.S. National Commission for 

UNESCO, Washington, DC 20037. 

Telephone: (202) 663–0026; Fax: (202) 

663–0035; E-mail: 

DCUNESCO@state.gov. 

Alex Zemek, 

U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E7–7178 Filed 4–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–19–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Submission Deadline for 

International Arrival Authorizations at 

Chicago O’Hare International Airport 

for the Winter 2007 Scheduling Season 

AGENCY: Department of Transportation, 

FAA. 

ACTION: Notice of submission deadline. 

SUMMARY: The FAA announces May 3, 

2007, as the deadline for submitting 

requests for the allocation of 

international Arrival Authorizations at 

Chicago O’Hare International Airport 

(ORD). The FAA deadline coincides 

with the submission deadline 

established by the International Air 

Transport Association (IATA) for the 

Winter 2007 Schedule Coordination 

Conference. The conference covers the 

period of October 28, 2007 through 

March 29, 2008. The FAA limits 

scheduled arrivals at ORD from 7 a.m. 

to 9 p.m., Central Time, Monday 

through Friday, and 12 p.m. to 9 p.m., 

on Sunday, based on runway capacity. 

DATES: Requests for international 

Arrival Authorizations must be 

submitted no later than May 3, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Requests may be submitted 

by mail to Slot Administration Office, 

AGC–200, Office of the Chief Counsel, 

800 Independence Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; facsimile: 202–

267–7277; ARINC: DCAYAXD; or by 

e-mail to: 7-AWA-slotadmin@faa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Komal Jain, Regulations Division, Office 

of the Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone number: 202–267–3073. 

Issued in Washington, DC on April 10, 

2007. 

Rebecca B. MacPherson, 

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 07–1874 Filed 4–13–07; 8:45 am] 

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